Investment Climate Survey 2003
Kenya, 2002 - 2003
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Kenya-2003--full
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Data file: Kenya-2003--full data-1
Overview
Valid:
193
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
2080
End:
2159
Width:
80
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| A LOT OF SYNDICATE | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE BUREAUCRACY & INEFFICIENCY | |
| ALOT OF BUREAUCRACY | |
| BEARACRACY | |
| BECAUSE OF USING EPZ | |
| BRIBES/TOO MUCH BUREACRANCY | |
| BUREACRATIC PROCEDURES & ENOMOUS CORRUPTION | |
| BUREACRATIC PROCEDURES IN PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS | |
| BUREACRATIC PROCEDURES/CORRUPTION | |
| BUREAUCRACY | |
| BUREAUCRACY AND RED TAPE | |
| BUREAUCRACY AND RED TAPE WITHIN THE PROCESS | |
| BUREAUCRACY HAS BEEN THE MAIN PROBLEM | |
| BUREAUCRACY IN PROCESSING OF THE DOCUMENTS | |
| BUREAUCRACY/MALPRACTICES | |
| BUREAUCRANCY | |
| CAN SEIZE YOUR GOODS ANY TIME | |
| CHANGE OF DUTY TARRIFF FROM 15% TO 35% | |
| CLEARANCE DONE BY SUPPLIERS | |
| CLEARANCE PROCEDURE DIFFICULT | |
| CLEARING PROCEDURES FOR OILS ARE EFFICIENT | |
| COMMON CASE OF PEOPLE INCREASING BUREAUCRACY | |
| COMPLICATED VERIFICATION PROCEDURES -ABOUT 6 DEPARTMENTS | |
| CONFLICTS IN INTERPRETATION OF TARIFF BY CUSTOMS OFFICIA | |
| CONSIGNMENT VALUE CHARGES QUITE PUNITIVE | |
| CORRUPTION | |
| CORRUPTION & BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES | |
| CORRUPTION & DELAY IN INSPECTION | |
| CORRUPTION & DELAY IN RELEASING OF GOODS | |
| CORRUPTION AND BUREAUCRACY | |
| CORRUPTION AND OPERATIONS. | |
| CORRUPTION ENORMOUS | |
| CORRUPTION HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT HAS LESSENED | |
| CORRUPTION IS ENORMOUS | |
| COULD NOT COMMENT | |
| CUSTOM OFFICIAL ARE DIFFICULT FOR NO CLEAR REASON | |
| CUSTOMS HAVE INTRODUCED PROCEDURAL STEPS-COMPLICATED | |
| DAMAGE TO CONSIGNMENT | |
| DEALS IN CLEAN BUSINESS | |
| DELAY DUE TO MANY PROCEDURES | |
| DELAY IN CLEARANCE PROCEDURES LEADING TO MORE DAMAGE CHA | |
| DELAY IN CLEARING | |
| DELAY IN DOCUMENTATION PROCESS | |
| DELAY IN OPERATIONS & PROCEDURES | |
| DELAY IN PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS | |
| DELAYED AND HIGH COST OF SERVICES/UNNECESSARY VERIFICATI | |
| DELAYS & UNNECESSARY HARRASSEMENT BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS | |
| DELAYS AND BRIBES | |
| DELAYS DUE TO IDF LICENCE | |
| DELAYS DUE TO UNNECESSARY RED TAPE | |
| DELAYS DURING INSPECTION | |
| DELAYS FOR NO EXPLAINED REASONS | |
| DELAYS IN PROCESSING THE DOCUMENTS | |
| DELAYS,BUREAUCRACY AND UNCOOPERATIVE OFFICIALS | |
| DEMANDS FOR INFORMAL PAYMENTS | |
| DISAGREE WITH THE CLASSIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL UNION | |
| DISHONEST OF OFFICIALS | |
| DOCUMENTATION | |
| DOCUMENTATION PROBLEMS | |
| DOCUMENTATION PROBLEMS INEFFICIENT CUSTOM OFFICIALS | |
| DON'T IMPORT DIRECTLY . | |
| DON'T USE IT | |
| DONE BY KTDA BUT IF THERE IS A COST KTDA CHARGES FACTORY | |
| DONT ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEM | |
| DONT USE SERVICES | |
| DONT USE THESE FACILITIES MUCH | |
| DUTY IS TOO HIGH (20%). | |
| ENOMOUS CORRUPTION | |
| EVEN AFTER INSPECTION THE GOODS ARE STILL HELD UP BY KBS | |
| EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT WITHOUT USING CLEARANCE AGENTS | |
| EXPORT DOCUMENTATION TAKES TOO LONG | |
| GENERAL CLREARANCE TOO SLOW & COSTLY | |
| GENERALLY PAPER WORK DONE IN ADVANCE | |
| GOODS TAKE MORE TIME IN TRANSITION | |
| GOVERNMENT NOT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE | |
| HAS NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAIN WITH THE SERVICES | |
| HAVE NOT USED THE FACILITY | |
| HIGH COST | |
| HIGH COST CAUSING DELAYS | |
| HIGH COSTS OF DUTY & VAT, & NON REFUNDABLE VAT | |
| HIGH RATE OF CORRUPTION BUT COMING DOWN | |
| IF CUSTOMER PAPERS ARE INORDER THE PROCESS IS FAST | |
| IF DOCUMENTATION IS OK, NO PROBLEM | |
| IF PAPERS ARE CORRECT NO PROBLEM | |
| IF YOU DO YOUR WORK CORRECTLY | |
| IMPORTED THIS YEAR | |
| IMPROVING WITH NEW GOVERNMENT | |
| INEFFECIENT & SLOW | |
| INEFFICIENT SERVICE MARRED BY CORRUPT PRACTICES | |
| INFORMAL PAYMENT DEMANDS | |
| INPUTS ARE ZERO RATED/ COMPLIMENTARIES HIGH TARIFFS | |
| INSPECTION THAT DON'T ADD VALUE BUT INCREASE COSTS, DELAYS CAUSED BY VERIFICATIO | |
| INTERPRETATION OF IMPORT DUTY TARIFFS | |
| IT IS EXPENSIVE | |
| KEEP ON CHANGING THE TARIFF TERMS | |
| LACK OF CONSISTENCY ON WHAT IS RATED | |
| LONG PROCESS | |
| LOW EFFICIENCY | |
| LUCK OF CLEAR PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING DUTABLE | |
| MEET REQUIREMENTS | |
| MISUNDERSTANDING ON THE NATURE OR SPARES (E.G SCREWS) | |
| MOST WORK DONE BY AGENTS. | |
| MUCH PAPER WORK SLOWS DOWN PROCESS | |
| NEVER EXPRIENCED PROBLEM | |
| NO CLEAR CUT CHARGES/DELAYS | |
| NO CLEAR CUT TO DETERMINE DUTABLES | |
| NO COMMENT | |
| NO COMMENT GIVEN | |
| NO COMMENTS | |
| NO MAJOR DELAYS | |
| NO OPINION | |
| NO PROBLEM | |
| NO PROBLEM IF DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER | |
| NO PROBLEMS WHEN DOCUMENTS ARE OKEY | |
| NOT AFFECTED BY ANY WAY | |
| NOT CLEAR ON DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT | |
| NOWDAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM | |
| OCCASIONARY THERE ARE DELAYS DUE TO INSPECTION PROCEDURE | |
| OFFICIALS TO KNOW VARIOUS TARRIFS | |
| OKEY | |
| OPERATIONS CHANGED | |
| PARASTATALS OPERATE UNDER A BILL | |
| PROCEDURAL DELAYS IN OPERATIONS | |
| PROCEDURES CUMBERSOME | |
| PROCEDURES CUMBERSOME & SLOW | |
| PROCEDURES INVOLVED TOO LONG | |
| PROCEDURES NOT STREAMLINED | |
| PROCESS HAS BEEN STRAEMLINED | |
| PROCESS IS SOMETIMES SLOW | |
| PRORONGED PROCEDURES | |
| PROVIDED THERE IS NO DOCUMENTATION | |
| REGULATIONS TAKE LONG TIME | |
| RELIES ON CLEARING AGENTS | |
| SERVICES ARE GOOD BUT COST ARE TOO HIGH | |
| SERVICES ARE OKEY | |
| SERVICES ARE POOR/CISTOMS OFFICERS ARE INEFFICIENT | |
| SERVICES HAVE SINCE IMPROVED BUT BUREAUCRATIC | |
| SLOW PROCESS/BUREAUCRANCY | |
| SOME OF OUR COMPETITORS ARE EXCEPTED FROM DUTIES | |
| SPECIAL CLEARANCE WITH RIGHT DOCUMENTATION | |
| TAKE TIME TO CLEAR | |
| TAKES 2 WEEKS SHOULD BE 2 DAYS | |
| TARRIF STRCTURES/INSPECTION COSTS/TIME TAKEN/EXPENSIVE. | |
| TARRIFFS ARE HIGH | |
| TARRIFS ARE VERY CLEAR | |
| TECHNICALITIES ON PAPER WORK | |
| THE EXISTING PROBLEM IS ONLY CORRUPTION | |
| THE IDF COSTING KSHS 5000 | |
| THE IMPORT GOODS IS OF NO VALUE | |
| THE PROCES ARE FULL OF CORRUPTION PRACTICES | |
| THE SERVICES ARE OKAY ALTHOUGH BUREUACRATIC | |
| THE SYSTEM IS SO CORRUPT | |
| THERE IS A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY IN THE PROCEDURES | |
| THERE IS A LOT OF CORRUPTION AND BUREAUCRACY | |
| THERE IS SLIGHT CONGESTION/INSPECTIONS ARE HIGH | |
| THEY ARE UNREASONABLE. THEY DEMAND UNNECESSARY DOCUMENTS | |
| THEY CAN NOT HANDLE THE QUANTITY/CORRUPTION | |
| THEY SOMETIMES INSIST ON LOCAL INSPECTION AND PRICING | |
| THEY USE AN AGENT, HOWEVER SOMETIME THERE IS CONGESTION | |
| TIME OF CLEARANCE HAS DECREASED | |
| TIME TAKEN | |
| TIME TAKEN TO CLEAR IS TOO LONG | |
| TOO MANY PART CHANGES | |
| TOO MANY TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION LEADING TO DELAY | |
| TOO MUCH DELAY CAUSED BY THE UNCESSARY RED TAPE OPERATIO | |
| TOO MUCH DOCUMENTAION RESULTS DELAY | |
| TOO MUCH DOCUMENTATION AND TIME WASTING | |
| TRANSPORT AGENTS DOES EVERYTHING. | |
| UNDERPAYMENT OF DUTY | |
| UNFAIR CHARGES ON DUITY/TOO SLOW PROCESS | |
| UNNECESSARY BUREAUCRACIES | |
| UNNECESSARY DELAY WITH TOO MANY INSPECTION POINTS | |
| USE CLEARING AGENTS | |
| USE QUITE CREDIBLE AGENTS | |
| VERIFICATION PROCEDURES ARE SOMETIMES SLOW | |
| WHERE EQUIPMENT IS NIL, IMPORT DUTY CUSTOM REPAY | |
| WITH RIGHT DOCUMENTATION THERE'S NO PROBLEM |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.